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i have to say, remember this is one of the hottest, if not the hottest, button issue in california. and when i called the mayor council members to get their take on it. only one called back. and all he wanted to say, i'm going to wait until i hear it out and i'm not making a comment now. so it is still a very hot issue. in antioch, phil matier, back to you. >>> san jose is asking for help in chosing the next police chief. there is meeting going on as we speak. but len ramirez learned that the city may have narrowed the field to a handful of front- runners. >> reporter: any time there is a job as important as the chief of police comes open, a lot of names come out. all of the names unofficial as the nationwide search begins. >> the fact that affective january 31st of next year i'll be retiring as chief. >> the surprise announcement after two years of chief of police comes at a critical time in san jose. crime is up and morale is low. >> our police department is falling apart. we have more people leaving. i think we have another two going to los gatos and three that went to redwood an
i have to say, remember this is one of the hottest, if not the hottest, button issue in california. and when i called the mayor council members to get their take on it. only one called back. and all he wanted to say, i'm going to wait until i hear it out and i'm not making a comment now. so it is still a very hot issue. in antioch, phil matier, back to you. >>> san jose is asking for help in chosing the next police chief. there is meeting going on as we speak. but len ramirez learned...
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high alert in several northn california counties. this, after several thefts netted thieves 40,000 tons f walnuts in red b >>> walnut growers are on high alert in several northern california counties, this after thefts netted thieves 40,000 tons of walnuts in red bluff. cbs 5 reporter don ford tells us industry insiders believe it's the work of a sophisticated ring of crooks. >> reporter: walnuts are pouring into the processors and this year's crop is so good it's like gold. he says there is a new kind of thief stealing the nuts. >> these are well planned well thought out high level thefts. >> reporter: mariani nuts hasn't been robbed but there were thefts of at least four shipments at two other northern california walnut facilities. one in stockton, and the other near red bluff. in trucks like these thieves arrived for the scheduled pickup and the drivers had all the right paperwork including purchase orders. the problem discovered later it was all fake. but the missing walnuts are real. >> a lot of walnuts or almonds or a load of p
high alert in several northn california counties. this, after several thefts netted thieves 40,000 tons f walnuts in red b >>> walnut growers are on high alert in several northern california counties, this after thefts netted thieves 40,000 tons of walnuts in red bluff. cbs 5 reporter don ford tells us industry insiders believe it's the work of a sophisticated ring of crooks. >> reporter: walnuts are pouring into the processors and this year's crop is so good it's like gold. he...
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he has ties to the artist community in southern california. tonight he is being held at the santa right jail. >> thank you, mark sayre in oakland >>> a 65-year-old woman kidnapped, beaten sexually assaulted and the suspects is a 14-year-old boy. it started at a store on plaza drive in vallejo. the woman was found duct taped in a ditch on 80. anne makovec reports. >> we had a conversation with the victim. she is an incredibly strong insightful woman. >> reporter: this lieutenant is referring to a 56-year-old woman kid -- 65-year-old woman kidnapped and assaulted at gunpoint by a 14-year-old boy starting at a shopping center on plaza drive in vallejo late yesterday afternoon. police say the boy forced the woman to drive her minivan a few miles then stopped to assault her both physically and sexually. >> it was an extremely serious violent attack. >> severe head trauma. her eyes were swollen shut. >> reporter: the teen left the woman unconscious bound in duct tape on highway 80 found by passersby. >> they summoned aid for her, took care of her an
he has ties to the artist community in southern california. tonight he is being held at the santa right jail. >> thank you, mark sayre in oakland >>> a 65-year-old woman kidnapped, beaten sexually assaulted and the suspects is a 14-year-old boy. it started at a store on plaza drive in vallejo. the woman was found duct taped in a ditch on 80. anne makovec reports. >> we had a conversation with the victim. she is an incredibly strong insightful woman. >> reporter: this...
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it is the first new outlet center in california in more than a decade. but it has exceeded all expectations. >> we have to be -- we happened to be lucky with parking and someone was leaving as we came in. it is busy with all of the people here. >> reporter: finding parking was unheard of at paragon outlet. more than 400,000 people showed up for the grand opening weekend and they shopped. some stores broke record sales. one retailer pulled in $350,000 in sales in one day, our whole store was packed and the whole mall was packed. >> i think it did exceed expectations. we knew people were very excited but we are pleased with the results on the opening days. >> reporter: but the crowds caused traffic problems with cars lined up at the 580 exit. it was so bad brian and his wife waited until today to come by. >> we passed it a couple of times and saw it was a mess. >> it was insane on the weekend so we figured this is a good day. >> reporter: chp had extra resources on hand and made changes to the traffic flow. they hope people will realize there are multiple
it is the first new outlet center in california in more than a decade. but it has exceeded all expectations. >> we have to be -- we happened to be lucky with parking and someone was leaving as we came in. it is busy with all of the people here. >> reporter: finding parking was unheard of at paragon outlet. more than 400,000 people showed up for the grand opening weekend and they shopped. some stores broke record sales. one retailer pulled in $350,000 in sales in one day, our whole...
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california has been a blue state since the '90s. after this election though it is more democratic than ever picking up seats in congress as well as the state legislature. so does this mean it's the end of the road for republicans in this state? it depends on who you ask. >> this election whether it was in the state of california or for the nation was a little bit of a wake-up call for republicans. >> reporter: on the national front, californians voted in an additional five democrats to congress. that means 38 out of the 53 districts are dominated by democrats in the house. at the state level, both the senate and the assembly have a supermajority of democrats, that's two-thirds of the members. with both our senators staunch democrats and a democratic governor, where did the republicans go wrong? cbs 5 political analyst joe tuman believes their problem is they are alienating too many voters. >> if there is a big tent as george bush once said for the republican party, right know that tent has a sign on the outside door that says, if yo
california has been a blue state since the '90s. after this election though it is more democratic than ever picking up seats in congress as well as the state legislature. so does this mean it's the end of the road for republicans in this state? it depends on who you ask. >> this election whether it was in the state of california or for the nation was a little bit of a wake-up call for republicans. >> reporter: on the national front, californians voted in an additional five democrats...
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you can see the rain is only making it down to extreme northern california. crescent city will see some rage. ukaih will see some rain but not san francisco not the bay area because high pressure is building in. it's building in from the south and west. so we're still getting some of the cloud cover from the front but not the rainfall. as it gets bigger and stronger it's going to kind of act like a bouncer and the only thing it's going to let in through the front door is sunshine. everything else is going to go up to british columbia. high pressure is not going to move, our weather is not going to change. it's all about the 70s this weekend, mainly sunny skies, record highs possible on monday and tuesday and the rain stays away for at least five or six straight days. 70s tomorrow. livermore 76. mountain view beautiful day sunshine 73 degrees. your extended forecast low 80s inland on sunday, mid- 80s possible on monday and tuesday. near the bay we're talking about mid- to upper 70s, sunday, monday and for election day even 70s at the coast. wednesday a little
you can see the rain is only making it down to extreme northern california. crescent city will see some rage. ukaih will see some rain but not san francisco not the bay area because high pressure is building in. it's building in from the south and west. so we're still getting some of the cloud cover from the front but not the rainfall. as it gets bigger and stronger it's going to kind of act like a bouncer and the only thing it's going to let in through the front door is sunshine. everything...
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the only northern route into california from the whole rest of the united states. so we deal with all kinds of people. a lot of people have never seen snow before. it's just another day in paradise. >> reporter: after last season's dismal snow, the ski resorts have snow guns running until the lifts open. those who couldn't wait until then broke out the sleds and snowboards. they were on makeshift bunny hills just outside blue canyon today. some of those resorts reporting anywhere from 6" of snow today all the way up to 18" north of lake tahoe so winter off to a great start over last year. >> brrrr! that's all i have to say. stay warm, christin. thank you. [ laughter ] >> maybe not as much but the blast of wintry weather also bringing some snow to the bay area. cbs 5 meteorologist paul deanno going to show us that. >> i'll second that brrrr around here. we had cold temperatures today. here's a peek outside. mount diablo how about that? snow level down it 3,000 feet. the top of mount diablo 3850 feet so we had a dusting of snow. mount hamilton 4200 feet in the south
the only northern route into california from the whole rest of the united states. so we deal with all kinds of people. a lot of people have never seen snow before. it's just another day in paradise. >> reporter: after last season's dismal snow, the ski resorts have snow guns running until the lifts open. those who couldn't wait until then broke out the sleds and snowboards. they were on makeshift bunny hills just outside blue canyon today. some of those resorts reporting anywhere from...
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according to the legislative analysts office, california now faces a much smaller deficit of $1.9 billion for the next fiscal year which ends in july. we could even see surpluses by 2014 a big change from the deficit projected this year. it counts increased revenues by prop 30 approved by voters last week. >>> jerry brown risked his political future pushing for prop 30 but has been scrambling this week trying to avoid voter backlash. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee on how he has gone all out to prevent ill-timed tuition hikes. >> reporter: the governor was front and center in the days leading up to the election. he had his hand out saying we need billions of dollars for schools and for our universities saying we need that or else. so with voters consenting to increased taxes just last week those tuition hikes could really have been a political embarrassment for the governor. >> we have some breathing room. proposition 30 gives significant revenue over 7 years. >> reporter: and that means no tuition increases for uc students at least for now. it's a small victory for the governor after
according to the legislative analysts office, california now faces a much smaller deficit of $1.9 billion for the next fiscal year which ends in july. we could even see surpluses by 2014 a big change from the deficit projected this year. it counts increased revenues by prop 30 approved by voters last week. >>> jerry brown risked his political future pushing for prop 30 but has been scrambling this week trying to avoid voter backlash. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee on how he has...
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follow the moisture all the way out of the pacific but not down here towards us in northern california. it's to our north blocked to the north by a large area of high pressure. that high is not going to move the next several days so our weather is not going to change the next several days. you get the sunshine, you get the mild weather. the storm track will stay well to our north. beautiful weather to get outside to burn off the calories. so clear at night, we'll be chilly at night, lows in the 30s to mid-40s. mainly sunny skies through the weekend and that means highs approaching 70 or crossing that threshold for the next four days. highs tomorrow, how about san jose? 70 degrees for high tomorrow. your average is 66. redwood city 69 degrees. los altos 72. hayward 69. 69 degrees for pittsburg, concord 68. san ramon 68 and upper 60s for petaluma. mid-60s at bodega bay and stinson beach. beautiful weather through the weekend. sunshine through sunday, sunshine for the top of next week, and no rainfall until next thursday at the earliest. that means six more days with sunshine. sports is c
follow the moisture all the way out of the pacific but not down here towards us in northern california. it's to our north blocked to the north by a large area of high pressure. that high is not going to move the next several days so our weather is not going to change the next several days. you get the sunshine, you get the mild weather. the storm track will stay well to our north. beautiful weather to get outside to burn off the calories. so clear at night, we'll be chilly at night, lows in the...
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>>> california may add powerball to its lottery games. but unfortunately, not in time for tonight's half billion- dollar jackpot. hopefuls were lining up for the that little piece of paper that could change their lives. tickets are selling at a rate of 130,000 a minute! they are like 42 states in this. jackpot not a record but it's close. $550million. >> i could take a helicopter to work if i had the winning ticket. >> would you still come to work? [ pause ] >> taking a little too long to answer. >> pack up my desk now! [ laughter ] >> think that one over. work, four-letter word. tomorrow, california lottery officials will actually talk about joining those other powerball states so what's the incentive? why do we need a third? the state where tonight's winning ticket is sold will collect tens of millions of dollars in taxes. >>> bad news for another executive at apple. the tech giant terminated richard wilson, the senior director of iphones platform services who was involved in creating apple's map application. it is the latest in the str
>>> california may add powerball to its lottery games. but unfortunately, not in time for tonight's half billion- dollar jackpot. hopefuls were lining up for the that little piece of paper that could change their lives. tickets are selling at a rate of 130,000 a minute! they are like 42 states in this. jackpot not a record but it's close. $550million. >> i could take a helicopter to work if i had the winning ticket. >> would you still come to work? [ pause ] >> taking...
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so that means rain showers for far northern california, oregon, washington. but we're also watching this flat ridge. so it is keeping us high and dry through thursday it looks like. we could see a few clouds push through that. so expect to see more clouds roll in by tomorrow afternoon. pinpoint forecast, your overnight lows, here is what they look like. numbers, in oakland 48. 44 in concord. about 43 degrees in fairfield and santa rosa. and then overnight 50 degrees in san francisco. and again expected to stay dry but a few clouds will roll in overnight. your forecasted highs by tomorrow, we'll see a lot of 60s. mid-60s in san francisco. 67 around parts of the bay, like oakland. mid-60s in concord, 66 is your reading in fairfield and about 67 in santa rosa. so we have big changes straight ahead for the back half of the workweek. this is it. this is a look at the seven-day forecast. tuesday through thursday, we have a slight warming trend. not much, but we are going to stay dry. and then thursday night and into friday, that is when the bottom drops out and it
so that means rain showers for far northern california, oregon, washington. but we're also watching this flat ridge. so it is keeping us high and dry through thursday it looks like. we could see a few clouds push through that. so expect to see more clouds roll in by tomorrow afternoon. pinpoint forecast, your overnight lows, here is what they look like. numbers, in oakland 48. 44 in concord. about 43 degrees in fairfield and santa rosa. and then overnight 50 degrees in san francisco. and again...
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anonymous donors playing big money in california politics. here's the story. >>> reporter: two conservative groups the virginia-based americans for job security and the center to protect patient rights in arizona collected $11 million and then handed it over to another arizona group, americans for responsible leadership who then sent it over the state line to groups opposed to proposition 30 governor brown's tax hike plan and to groups supporting proposition 32. the measure on tuesday's ballot would limit labor unions from raising and spending political money. as dan newman of the nonpartisan group explains -- >> that contribution came in about 2 weeks ago and as california voters have been casting their early ballots, they have been in the dark about this $11 million. >> reporter: most of the money went into a last-minute television and radio ad campaign. >> do you think we'll ever know the --who gave the $11 million? >> i don't know. >> reporter: this political science professor says no matter the legal outcome, a move like this damages ele
anonymous donors playing big money in california politics. here's the story. >>> reporter: two conservative groups the virginia-based americans for job security and the center to protect patient rights in arizona collected $11 million and then handed it over to another arizona group, americans for responsible leadership who then sent it over the state line to groups opposed to proposition 30 governor brown's tax hike plan and to groups supporting proposition 32. the measure on...
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the southern california company which made the t-shirts is being asked to print more. and it's exploding on social media. >> i heard it on twitter. i follow him on twitter and i thought it was pretty funny and to me, instantly it didn't really click as something that was bad, just funny going along with how he is normally. >> reporter: for someone throwing pitches it's a fastball down the middle of a hot button issue. len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> we posted video of the parade, the crowd and all things giants memorabilia at cbssf.com. >> wouldn't it be nice if we had sunshine for 7 days to follow the parade is this that's exactly what we are going to have. high pressure building in warmer weather moving in. we are going to "fall back" this weekend. saturday night we'll gain an hour of sleep. it will feel more like spring than fall. bay bridge gorgeous, mainly clear skies behind it. a different perspective toward berkeley and richmond and the oakland hills. you see that marine layer moving through the golden gate and there are some clouds in the east bay rate now and clouds w
the southern california company which made the t-shirts is being asked to print more. and it's exploding on social media. >> i heard it on twitter. i follow him on twitter and i thought it was pretty funny and to me, instantly it didn't really click as something that was bad, just funny going along with how he is normally. >> reporter: for someone throwing pitches it's a fastball down the middle of a hot button issue. len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> we posted video of the parade,...
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population. 37% in california. the bay area is about 22% latino. >> last night, president obama earned much more of the hispanic vote than did mitt romney. >> why do you that is? >> at the end of the day, i think republicans need to do a better job laying out that the key to economic opportunity is economic growth and is jobs. >> reporter: ted cruz is a republican. the new u.s. senator-elect from texas. he believes his party needs to start reaching out to latinos starting with immigration reform that includes paths to citizenship. he also believes it's time for a change in tone. >> the values in the hispanic community are fundamentally conservative. but you have to have candidates that connect with that community in a real genuine way and this communicates that the values between the candidate and the community are one and the same. >> reporter: how much growing influence do latino voters have? the especially is glaring in the key swing states of florida, colorado and nevada where registered hispanic voters have in
population. 37% in california. the bay area is about 22% latino. >> last night, president obama earned much more of the hispanic vote than did mitt romney. >> why do you that is? >> at the end of the day, i think republicans need to do a better job laying out that the key to economic opportunity is economic growth and is jobs. >> reporter: ted cruz is a republican. the new u.s. senator-elect from texas. he believes his party needs to start reaching out to latinos...
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on average, the state and federal government allocate over $9,000 per pupil in california. that is less than half of what the state of new york spends on its students. but getting more money for schools often means asking local voters to increase their own taxes. for example, the city of berkeley raises more than $3,000 per pupil in extra funds. other school districts have had similar success in the bay area. schools in poorer districts, though, don't have parents who can afford that. >> affluent communities are counting on parcel taxes and passing local bonds to improve the quality of their school facilities. but again, these are not options available to a lot of middle class and blue collar communities. >> reporter: in an economic climate where budgets are tight and dollars are short, consider this. nearly 50% of inmates nationwide are high school dropouts. last year, the state cut funding for prisons by more than $4 billion. the state prison population has gone down, as well. much thanks to prisoner realignment which has been transferring prisonerscounty jails. but the s
on average, the state and federal government allocate over $9,000 per pupil in california. that is less than half of what the state of new york spends on its students. but getting more money for schools often means asking local voters to increase their own taxes. for example, the city of berkeley raises more than $3,000 per pupil in extra funds. other school districts have had similar success in the bay area. schools in poorer districts, though, don't have parents who can afford that. >>...
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now california's republican leadership could be stuck on the sidelines. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee explains. >> reporter: dana, the last supermajority was held by the republicans and that was back in 1933. but clearly, times have changed and our political experts are saying their low numbers make them inconsequential. the senate president pointed out that each republican senator still represents about a million californians so putting pr aside, though, the reality is this supermajority is really a gift for the senate president. >> power remains when it's used wisely. and we don't want to overplay our hand. but on the other hand, we don't want to miss the opportunity. >> reporter: the senate president admits the supermajority is also a rare chance for california democrats to be more efficient and effective. political expert ethan rarick says technically the supermajority gives them political clout. >> you need two-thirds to do certain special things. under california law you need a two-thirds majority to raise taxes 2/3 majority to refer things to
now california's republican leadership could be stuck on the sidelines. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee explains. >> reporter: dana, the last supermajority was held by the republicans and that was back in 1933. but clearly, times have changed and our political experts are saying their low numbers make them inconsequential. the senate president pointed out that each republican senator still represents about a million californians so putting pr aside, though, the reality is this...
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california's going to. when you can start playing powerball and who is going to winnow matter who gets the jackpot. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, state. the upgraded status recognis 's borders >>> the united nations has overwhelmingly granted the palestinians recognition as a state. the upgraded status recognizes the palestinian state's borders before israel took land from them in 1957. it also gives the palestinians access to the international criminal court where they could file war crime charges against israel. palestinian president mahmoud abbas made his case for statehood to the united nations. >> palestine comes today to the general assembly because it believes in peace and because its people have proven in past days are in desperate need of it. >> the u.s. sides with israel saying direct talks is the only way to achieve peace. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called the vote unfortunate and counterproductive. >>> for some, it is the end of an era and others, the end of a battle. after four decades a northe
california's going to. when you can start playing powerball and who is going to winnow matter who gets the jackpot. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, state. the upgraded status recognis 's borders >>> the united nations has overwhelmingly granted the palestinians recognition as a state. the upgraded status recognizes the palestinian state's borders before israel took land from them in 1957. it also gives the palestinians access to the international criminal court where they could file war crime charges...
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. >> reporter: also gearing up for the heavy rains the california highway patrol. >> the inundation of rain is going to bring all the oils to the surface creating a slick roadway. >> reporter: he says the first major storms of the season could be extra hazardous for drivers. >> and that's really important that you drive slow and create a lot of space like snow and ice. >> reporter: back in san anselmo joe elliott is offering his services for free to help people load up on sandbags. >> i saw a lot of people while i was waiting. it's difficult to do by yourself so i did it for almost 10 years, so, hey, give a hand, extra hand. doesn't take much. >> reporter: dierdre is glad for the help. >> this is the best especially when they have guys like him just showing up. >> reporter: ready for the storm, huh? >> yes, i am prepared. >> reporter: now, san anselmo creek, which runs through the middle of san anselmo that floods at about the 13-foot level. at last check today it's about 2.2 feet before any of the rain begins but you can bet residents will be watching the flood measurements as the num
. >> reporter: also gearing up for the heavy rains the california highway patrol. >> the inundation of rain is going to bring all the oils to the surface creating a slick roadway. >> reporter: he says the first major storms of the season could be extra hazardous for drivers. >> and that's really important that you drive slow and create a lot of space like snow and ice. >> reporter: back in san anselmo joe elliott is offering his services for free to help people...
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reporter: the names and cases contained in these red books could be among the first three strikers in california to be released under the newly passed proposition 36. >> this county was pro active because as the district attorney, i supported proposition 36. >> reporter: district attorney jeff rosen got ahead of the curve and began compiling the list even before the votes were cast. >> i thought that reforming the "three strikes" law in this way would make the punishment fit the crime. >> reporter: santa clara county has 550 three strikes cases where inmates are serving sentences of 25 years to life in prison. of those, the d.a. determined 118 cases are eligible for early release under prop 36. they are cases that involve nonviolent offenders who have been already served as many as 10 years in prison. >> a typical fact pattern being prior burglary offenses and the new offense being drug possession or petty theft or writhing a bad check. >> reporter: this man supports prop 36 because it refocuses three strikes on the violent offenders. >> it's more fair because sometimes it takes people a while t
reporter: the names and cases contained in these red books could be among the first three strikers in california to be released under the newly passed proposition 36. >> this county was pro active because as the district attorney, i supported proposition 36. >> reporter: district attorney jeff rosen got ahead of the curve and began compiling the list even before the votes were cast. >> i thought that reforming the "three strikes" law in this way would make the...